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Tennis: ATP Tel Aviv Open results

Tel Aviv, Sept 29 (AFP/APP): Results from the ATP’s Tel Aviv Open on Thursday (x denotes seeding; players representing Russia and Belarus are banned from competing under the name or flag of their countries): 2nd rd Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-0, […]

Sahibzada Sultan warmly welcomed women Tent pegging Team

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Pakistan Women’s Tent pegging Team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday. The women team secured the 3rd position in the sword pair competition. The President Equestrian Federation of Pakistan Sahibzada Sultan warmly welcomed the team. The Pakistani Team first time participated in […]

Debutant Amir Jamal, Mohammad Rizwan help Pakistan beat England in 5th T20I

LAHORE, Sep 28 (APP): Debuatant Amir Jamal held his nerve in the last over of the match to defend 15 runs and beat England by six runs in the fifth T20I of the seven match series at the Gaddafi stadium on Wednesday. Pakistan lead the […]

Arshdeep, Chahar help India down South Africa in T20 opener

Thiruvananthapuram, India, Sept 28 (AFP/APP):Fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar wreaked havoc with the new ball to set up a convincing eight-wicket win for India in the first Twenty20 international against South Africa on Wednesday. South Africa recovered from 9-5 in 2.3 overs to […]

Cricket: UAE v Bangladesh 2nd T20I scores

Dubai, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the second T20 international between United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh in Dubai on Tuesday: Bangladesh 169-5 in 20 overs (Mehidy Hasan 46; Aayan Afzal Khan 2-33) UAE 137-5 in 20 overs (Chundangapoyil Rizwan 51 not out, Basil Hameed […]

Football: International friendly results

Paris, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Results from World Cup warm-up friendly internationals on Tuesday (kick-offs GMT): In Suwon, South Korea Uzbekistan 1 (Shomurodov 25) Costa Rica 2 (Hernandez 90+2, Waston 90+4) In Seoul South Korea 1 (Son Heung-min 35) Cameroon 0 In Dusseldorf, Germany Japan 0 […]

Premiership Rugby club Worcester to be placed in administration, suspended by RFU

London, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):English Premiership side Worcester are set to be placed in administration after they were suspended from all competitions by the Rugby Football Union on Monday for failing to meet a funding ultimatum. Worcester are burdened by debts totalling more than £25 million […]

Top African coach Mosimane joins Saudi club

Johannesburg, Sept 25 (AFP/APP): South African Pitso Mosimane, the most successful African coach in Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions, has joined Saudi Arabian second division side Al Ahli Saudi. A close associate of Mosimane on Sunday confirmed to AFP the deal with the […]

National Women Basketball C’ship from Oct 3

ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP): The National Basketball Championship for Women would be staged from October 3 to October 7 at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. General Secretary Federal Basketball Association (FBBA), Ouj-e-Zahoor in a statement said that as many as eight teams would be […]

Party time as Belgium’s Evenepoel goes solo to win road race world title

Wollongong, Australia, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Belgium ace Remco Evenepoel backed up victory at the Vuelta a Espana by storming to the world road race title on Sunday with a spectacular solo ride to claim a first rainbow jersey, vowing “a big party” to celebrate. The 22-year-old […]

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